McGalliard Road reopens to traffic after closure for gas leak

Vectern crews work near a section of West McGalliard Road between Walnut and Reserve Streets Thursday morning for a gas leak near the Crew Car Wash. The road was closed for nearly five hours.(Photo: Corey Ohlenkamp/Star Press)Buy Photo

McGalliard Road was closed to traffic in both directions shortly after 6:30 a.m., according to a tweet from Delaware County 911. The road reopened to traffic just before 11 a.m., once the leak had been fixed.

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Emergency crews block off a section of West McGalliard Road between Walnut and Reserve Streets Thursday morning for a gas leak near the Crew Car Wash. The road was closed for nearly five hours.(Photo: Corey Ohlenkamp/Star Press)

Although the original tweet listed the area as between Walnut and Reserve streets, emergency dispatch later reported the closure stretched from Walnut to Milton.The gas leak was outside, in the area of North Buckles Street; the nearby Crew Car Wash was evacuated, according to emergency dispatch.

Vectren workers on the scene were working directly in front of Crew Car Wash as of 10:45 a.m. A new walkway is being installed to connect Cardinal Greenway to the Starbucks at McGalliard and Reserve Street.